Summary

• Australians get to enjoy unique McDonald's menu items like the Chicken 'n' Cheese sandwich and Toasted Banana Bread that aren't available in America.
• Australian McDonald's offers distinctive loaded fries with a delicious brown gravy sauce and a ham and cheese pocket melt wrapped in a tortilla.
• Australians can indulge in desserts like miniature cheesecakes, macarons, and frozen Fanta McSpiders, showcasing the wide variety of options not found in the average American McDonald's.

No matter where in the world you are, there's a pretty good chance that there's a McDonald's somewhere nearby. The fast-food chain has spread to 118 countries, with three additional ones in the works. Some staple menu items can be bought everywhere, like french fries (though the sizing is drastically different outside of America). Still, a lot of things are completely different. For example, there are plenty of things that can only be found in a specific continent, like Europe, or a specific country, like Israel or Russia.

In Australia, McDonald's is known as Macca's, and it has some unique menu items that would make most Americans jealous if they knew about them. This list features some of the best ones!

UPDATE: 2023/11/18 19:23 EST BY NOAH STAATS

Australians Are In For A Treat

This article has been refreshed with two additional Aussie-only McDonald's items, including a chicken sandwich and fruit bread. Even across the world, Australians love the golden arches and have plenty of yummy, one-of-a-kind snacks served daily!

12 Chicken 'n' Cheese

For those not wanting a burger in Australia but missing McDonald's, the Chicken 'n' Cheese sandwich is worth a go. This is described as a crispy chicken patty (sourced within Australia), cheese, and mayonnaise sauce, served on a bun. Much like chicken sandwiches elsewhere, this will be crispy, and you can get it without the cheese. Although we're not sure, that would be fun. After all, it is called the Chicken AND Cheese. Per calorie experts, there are 430 calories in one of these, so they're not the most fattening item on the menu either.

• Made with: Crispy chicken, cheese, mayo, and a plain bun.

11 Toasted Banana Bread

Moving onto something sweet, McDonald's in Australia offers toasted banana bread. What gives this recipe the edge is added blueberries and Aussie-grown bananas. Many claim this is the best fruit bread the company serves, noting freshness as a reason to get it. Moreover, McDonald's in Australia advertises a thick piece of this banana bread at select stores during the day, meaning you could ask for it during morning, afternoon, or evening munchies.

• Made with: Fresh blueberries and Aussie-grown bananas.

10 Gravy Loaded Fries

McDonald's french fries are ranked at the top of the fast-food fry chart for most people. They're already amazing on their own in all of their golden, salty glory, but worldwide, they're served in many different ways! Loaded fries are available in China, New Zealand, and Australia. In China, they come smothered in one of three sauces: tomato-basil, bacon-cheese, or garlic pepper. In New Zealand, the bacon-cheese sauce is joined by sweet chili and pepper toppings.

Australian McDonald's serves signature fries slathered in a delicious brown gravy sauce.

• Made with: Tomato-basil, bacon-cheese, or garlic pepper.

9 Ham & Cheese Pocket

Not to be confused with a ham and cheese toastie, the ham and cheese pocket is a melt that consists of warm, melted Coon cheese and ham wrapped up in a tortilla. It can be bought any time between when the restaurant opens until midnight, so it's available for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and any sudden cravings in between.

It's somewhat reminiscent of a frozen American food called a Hot Pocket, except it seems like it might be a step up in food quality - no offense to Hot Pockets.

• Made with: Melted Coon cheese and ham wrapped in a tortilla.

8 Toast

Two different types of toast are available on the average Australian McDonald's menu. Sourdough toast with butter and jam is pictured above. It's a toasted sourdough bun covered in butter and strawberry jam. The other option is raisin toast with butter, a delicious piece of toasted bread packed with raisins and spices coated in butter.

Toast isn't exactly the most revolutionary thing in the world. It isn't one of a kind, and it isn't something that you can't make for yourself at home. It is, however, something that can't be found in the average McDonald's in America.

• Made with: Toasted sourdough bun or raisin toast with butter and strawberry jam.

7 Cheesecake

Have you ever gotten cheesecake from McDonald's? Probably not. Australians are lucky enough to be able to roll up whenever the mood strikes them and walk out with a miniature cheesecake! A few different flavors, including Cookies and Cream, Raspberry, and Passionfruit, are shown above.

Cookies and Cream have a chocolatey base with cookie bits and white chocolate chips sprinkled on top. Raspberry is a classic tangy cheesecake with a swirl of raspberry jam. Passionfruit is covered in a dollop of flavored topping with passionfruit seeds and set on a coconut biscuit crumb base, making it completely gluten-free!

• Made with: Raspberry, Cookies and Cream, or Passionfruit.

Much like in China, where certain McDonald's menu items are only available to THAT market, Australians get treats like the miniature cheesecakes mentioned above.

6 Grape Tomatoes

Ordering vegetables at McDonald's isn't entirely foreign in America since most establishments offer salads, even if many people don't recommend them. However, a box of grape tomatoes might seem a bit strange to the average American, especially since it doesn't appear to be pre-packaged with any dipping sauce - though many options are available on request.

The Australian produce is obviously gluten-free, so that's a plus, and anyone who's health-conscious will probably be excited about having a guaranteed low-calorie option available at any point after 10:30 in the morning!

• Made with: Fresh Aussie tomatoes.

5 Babyccino

The babyccino is becoming an increasingly common find in cafés, but its origins are the subject of a heated debate between Australia and New Zealand. Each country claims ownership of the original idea, and, like most arguments of its nature, nothing seems to push the needle any further toward either side. The important thing, however, is that you can order a babyccino at most McDonald's throughout Australia.

Maybe you're a little confused about exactly what a babyccino is, so for the uninitiated, it's a simple drink that consists of warm milk that's been frothed up by steam and topped with either cinnamon or cocoa powder. It's a good alternative to a cappuccino or a caffè latte for kids or anyone sensitive to caffeine.

• Made with: Warm milk frothed by steam and topped with cinnamon or cocoa powder.

Some global McDonald's locations even serve alcohol.

4 Macarons

In case it isn't obvious, Australian McDonald's is miles (or kilometers) ahead of the average American McDonald's regarding dessert options. If miniature cheesecake and Caramello McFlurry aren't enough proof of that, then a macaron should be.

In many of the USA stores, macarons are uncommon outside of specialty shops and the frozen food aisle. The idea that they're readily available at McDonald's - and in various flavors, no less - in Australia is absolutely mind-blowing. The three flavors available are salted caramel, which is pictured above, chocolate, and mango.

• Made with: Salted caramel, chocolate, or mango.

3 McFeast

Burgers are one of the foods that America is most recognized for, which is a little strange, considering that they didn't originate there. It's a little weird to think about a country having a burger that America doesn't have, but it's actually a pretty common occurrence at McDonald's around the world.

Australia has the McFeast burger, which is apparently one of the country's favorites. It consists of a single beef patty, cheese, a slice of tomato, lettuce, pickles, and three different sauces (ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard) on a sesame seed bun.

• Made with: Single beef patty, cheese, tomato, lettuce, pickles, and three sauces.

2 Toasties

There's a bit of discontent between Americans and Australians about whether the proper term for this type of sandwich is 'grilled cheese' or 'toastie' - and the rabbit hole gets even deeper when you learn about the people who think that adding anything other than cheese, mayo, and butter to a grilled cheese automatically qualifies it as a melt.

No matter your opinion, the sandwiches available at McDonald's Australia are called toasties. They come in four different varieties, consisting of some combination of cheese, ham, and a slice of tomato, served on golden brown sourdough toast.

• Made with: Cheese, ham, tomato, and sourdough bread.

1 Frozen Fanta McSpiders

Generally speaking, the word "spider" used in reference to anything vaguely related to Australia will lead to something creepy. However, McDonald's is also changing the game on that front with its Frozen soft drink-based drink, the McSpider.

Frozen Fanta sounds like a delicious treat, so what could make it any better? Add soft-serve vanilla ice cream. Oh, and it offers various flavors, including lime, vanilla, blueberry, raspberry, mango, peach, pineapple, and grape. Anyone not into fruit-flavored sodas will be relieved that there's a classic Coke option, too.

• Made with: Fanta and ice cream: lime vanilla, blueberry, raspberry, mango, peach, pineapple, and grape.